12:21 p.m. — A man offers to shovel the driveway of a Hussey Street resident. Turned down, he waxes angry, says. “Go to the bank, it’s only $20,” throws his fist in the air, and tramps off with his shovel.

12:53 p.m. — There’s a testy incident at Walgreens ... a man smashes the screen of a red box, after being declined a refund.

1:26 p.m. — A man is warned about trespassing on Pine Street.

2:55 p.m. — A 17-year-old is charged with three counts of simple assault, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal mischief.

3:54 p.m. — A man stands on a traffic island near Lowe’s, smacking cars and asking for money. He is gone, again, when police get there.

9:50 p.m. Scott Desmarais, 33, of 119 North Main St., Apt. 6, is arrested on a bench warrant.

Monday, Dec. 31

12:34 a.m. — A musical racket is coming from a home on Ten Rod Road.

4:17 a.m. — One lane of an upper section of Chestnut Hill Road is blocked by blowing snow, an officer reports. Public Works says it will get to it after 6 a.m.

4:20 a.m. — Snow is blowing across Wakefield Street, and has blocked one lane, causing “a traffic hazard,” an officer reports. Public Works says it will get to it after 6 a.m.

7:54 a.m. — Jewelry has been stolen from Forest Park Drive.

8:18 a.m. — A hit-and-run has occurred on Summer Street.

9:44 a.m. — There’s a landlord/tenant yelling match on the court house steps.

9:48 a.m. — William Douglas Mueller, Jr., 29, of 489 River Road, Lebanon, Maine, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, second degree assault and simple assault.

12:59 p.m. — At the station, a woman reports her meds were stolen while she was staying with her Rochester boyfriend.

1:17 p.m. — An East Rochester Main Street toter’s gone AWOL.

1:43 p.m. — Robert Walker, 38, of 962 US 1, Saco, Maine, is charged with operating without a valid license, and an offence under the Licensing and Regulation of Hawkers, Peddlers and Itinerant Vendors, on Hawaii Lane.

2:47 a.m. — Karen D. Leighton, 47, of 73A Main St., Gonic, is charged with driving after suspension and driving without giving proof.

3:54 a.m. — An E911 call comes into the station, saying Wyandotte Falls needs evacuation, the crisis is stink bugs they’re bad to the bone, but then it’s a male voice comes onto the phone, and begs police that “no one respond” to this call, while the woman talks louder ‘bout stink bugs and all.

12:24 p.m. — Staples would like to file a no trespass order against that irritating panhandler who harasses customers for money.

12:50 p.m. — A trash toter is taken on Winter Street.

1:10 p.m. — A panhandler is “harassing customers for money” near Planet Fitness.

1:13 p.m. — At the station, a woman reports her purse has been stolen.

2:16 p.m. — Hanson Pines seems to have gone to pot.

3:13 p.m. — A Holiday Inn Express guest is outside in slippers and a house coat, talking to herself.

5:16 p.m. — Jewelry has been stolen from a home on Brookfield Drive. A suspect is suggested.

5:50 p.m. — A snowmobile guy is racing parallel to the Spaulding Turnpike connector, “trying to beat a vehicle to cross the roadway.”

6:25 p.m. — A Ford Windstar is stolen from a Rochester woman, and is recovered on Poor Farm Road in Farmington, not drivable because of a burnt engine.

8:49 p.m. — An iPhone is stolen at Silver Bell MHP.

9:01 p.m. — Two teens (one is a runaway) are taken into protective custody, after police investigate a burglary report at Baxter Lake.

9:23 p.m. — There has been a hit-and-run in the Walmart lot.

11:53 p.m. — A man is yelling and running in and out of traffic on Signal Street.

Saturday, Jan. 5

12:24 a.m. — Neighbors, somewhere on Portland Street, are kicking up a din.

7:18 a.m. — At the Holiday Inn Express, a lady is still talking to herself and bugging other patrons. In a minor footnote, she owes $158 and only has six bucks. She is picked up by a taxi and taken to Frisbie.

8:48 a.m. — A car stolen from a Four Rod Road driveway last night is found nearby “destroyed.”

12:03 p.m. — A ring with “mom” engraved on it, and valued at $1,500, has been lost at the Bud Carlson School.

1:36 p.m. — A Milton Road son-in-law is said to have stolen half a cord of firewood.

1:47 p.m. — Music blasts from a Franklin Heights apartment.

2:15 p.m. — A Limestone Lane lady bought a washer and dryer off an “internet yard sale” and is not happy with what she got. Police say no crime took place and advise caution when buying off the internet.

2:35 p.m. — A man says his credit card has been fraudulently hit with an $87 charge at the Anchorage Inn.

3:03 p.m. — Kohl’s has two women in custody for stealing hundreds of dollars worth of stuff. They have no I.D.s and won’t say who they are.

4:06 p.m. — On Linden Street a woman is heard to cry “Let me go, don’t do this to me.” A man laughs, though “fiendishly” is not mentioned. Police check up and find the couple were “just joking around.”

6:48 p.m. — Here we go panhandling at the Globe Shopping Mall. Give me dough — when she says “No” he don’t like that at all.